Blackberry maker in talks over patent dispute

Research In Motion saw its share price jump Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange after the maker of the BlackBerry wireless device said it has been speaking to patent holding firm NTP through a court-appointed mediator.

"As NTP knows, RIM and NTP had been communicating with each other through the court-appointed mediator during the last several days. We are precluded by law from discussing the substance of that exchange," said Mark Guibert, RIM’s vice-president of corporate marketing.